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Revisiting The 2012 Olympic Events
The papers for the 2008 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting have been published on the ISAF Meeting microsite. Meetings of the ISAF Council, ISAF Executive Committee and ISAF Events Committee will take place from 8-12 May 2008 in Qingdao, China.

The ISAF Equipment Committee will be meeting separately at the ISAF Secretariat on Saturday 19 April 2008, preceded by the ISAF Equipment Control Sub-Committee on Friday 18 April.

The ISAF Council, the final decision making body of ISAF, will meet over the weekend of 10-11 May and consider issues deferred from previous Council meetings, urgent submissions and financial matters. Discussion will include the proposals for the ISAF World Cup of Sailing, a report on amendments to the ISAF Advertising Code which are proposed for implementation from 1 January 2009 and proposals to amend Committee Terms of Reference. Urgent submissions include proposals on the Women’s Forum, ISAF Sailor Classification Code and the match racing equipment for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Council will also be given the opportunity to address the selection of events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. By the close of the submission deadline for the 2008 ISAF Mid-Year Meeting, submissions had been lodged by 15 ISAF Member National Authorities and two ISAF Class Associations regarding the events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. In accordance with ISAF Regulation 1.6(b), the Executive Committee has considered all these submissions and maintains its position from February 2008 that any submissions on the events for 2012 should be considered at the 2008 Annual Conference in November.

However, recognizing the level of concerns over the decision as per the submissions received, the Executive Committee feels it would be prudent for the ISAF Council to have the opportunity in May 2008 to affirm or otherwise its decision taken in November 2007 on the events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Therefore, the Executive Committee has decided to put forward Urgent Submission M06-08, which invites Council to reaffirm or otherwise their decision on the events for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition made in November 2007. The Executive Committee intent in making this submission is to bring to a close the current speculation challenging the Council decision.

Excerpt from the ‘urgent’ submission:

That Council reaffirm their decision on the 2012 Olympic Events made in November 2007 by a simple majority vote.

Upon reaffirmation, the matter will be concluded and all submissions made whether accepted as urgent or not urgent, will be considered to have been dealt with.

Should Council vote not to reaffirm the decision, two separate votes will then follow:

1. Should the selected events for the Men be changed – A majority of two thirds will be required to effect any change as per Regulation 16.1.3 (a).

2. Should the selected events for the Women be changed – A majority of two thirds will be required to effect any change as per Regulation 16.1.3 (a).

In case one or both of the votes under 1 and 2 above achieve the required majority, the ‘new’ decisions on the list of events for the 2012 Olympic Events shall be made in November 2008 and submissions on the events can be made in accordance with Regulation 1.

More at www.sailing.org/22668.php

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